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Lead Poisoning - Newly Identified Children (ages 0 - <18y) with Blood Lead Levels ≥ 10 µg/dL* by United Hospital Fund Neighborhood |
| 0-18, Numbers | 0-18, Rates | 6m-6y, Numbers | 6m-6y, Rates |
|---|
| Neighborhood | Borough | CY2001 Rate per 1,000 tested BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL |
CY2005 Rate per 1,000 tested BLL ≥ 10 µg/dL |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City total | NYC | 14.5 | 8.2 | -43.5% |
| Bronx | Bronx | 12.1 | 7.4 | -39.1% |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 18.1 | 9.3 | -48.6% |
| Manhattan | Manhattan | 14.2 | 7.9 | -44.4% |
| Queens | Queens | 12.7 | 7.9 | -37.6% |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 9.3 | 5.8 | -37.7% |
| Crotona - Tremont (Central Bronx) | Bronx | 12.2 | 9.2 | -25.0% |
| Fordham - Bronx Park | Bronx | 13.3 | 8.1 | -39.1% |
| High Bridge - Morrisania | Bronx | 13.2 | 7.9 | -39.9% |
| Hunts Point - Mott Haven | Bronx | 11.5 | 6.8 | -40.6% |
| Kingsbridge - Riverdale | Bronx | 8.7 | 8.3 | -4.1% |
| Northeast Bronx | Bronx | 11.2 | 5.6 | -49.8% |
| Pelham - Throgs Neck (Southeast Bronx) | Bronx | 13.6 | 6.3 | -53.5% |
| Bedford Stuyvesant - Crown Heights (Central Brooklyn) | Brooklyn | 19.7 | 8.5 | -57.1% |
| Bensonhurst - Bay Ridge (Southwest Brooklyn) | Brooklyn | 12.1 | 7.9 | -34.6% |
| Borough Park | Brooklyn | 20.3 | 10.7 | -47.5% |
| Canarsie - Flatlands | Brooklyn | 9.9 | 5.1 | -48.3% |
| Coney Island - Sheepshead Bay (Southern Brooklyn) | Brooklyn | 17.0 | 8.0 | -52.9% |
| Downtown - Brooklyn Heights - Park Slope (Northwest Brooklyn) | Brooklyn | 20.8 | 10.5 | -49.3% |
| East Flatbush - Flatbush | Brooklyn | 21.5 | 11.8 | -45.1% |
| East New York | Brooklyn | 17.1 | 9.2 | -46.0% |
| Greenpoint | Brooklyn | 20.1 | 15.6 | -22.5% |
| Sunset Park | Brooklyn | 20.6 | 8.3 | -59.6% |
| Williamsburg - Bushwick | Brooklyn | 20.6 | 9.9 | -51.8% |
| Central Harlem - Morningside Heights | Manhattan | 17.5 | 9.3 | -47.2% |
| Chelsea - Clinton | Manhattan | 29.7 | 8.4 | -71.7% |
| East Harlem | Manhattan | 14.2 | 9.3 | -34.9% |
| Gramercy Park - Murray Hill | Manhattan | 17.5 | 11.3 | -35.4% |
| Greenwich Village - Soho | Manhattan | 51.7 | 17.9 | -65.3% |
| Lower Manhattan** | Manhattan | 16.5 | 3.1 | -81.1% |
| Union Square - Lower East Side | Manhattan | 23.4 | 9.4 | -59.9% |
| Upper East Side** | Manhattan | 9.4 | 3.7 | -60.2% |
| Upper West Side | Manhattan | 15.2 | 6.2 | -59.3% |
| Washington Heights - Inwood | Manhattan | 12.4 | 8.1 | -35.0% |
| Bayside - Little Neck (Northeast Queens)** | Queens | 5.3 | 1.4 | -74.5% |
| Flushing - Clearview (North Queens) | Queens | 6.4 | 7.5 | 16.5% |
| Fresh Meadows (Central Queens)** | Queens | 8.7 | 3.6 | -58.1% |
| Jamaica | Queens | 13.5 | 8.1 | -40.4% |
| Long Island City - Astoria (Northwest Queens) | Queens | 14.4 | 8.2 | -42.9% |
| Ridgewood - Forest Hills (West Central Queens) | Queens | 11.7 | 5.0 | -56.7% |
| Rockaway | Queens | 12.7 | 5.2 | -59.2% |
| Southeast Queens | Queens | 12.4 | 5.2 | -58.3% |
| Southwest Queens | Queens | 15.3 | 10.0 | -35.0% |
| West Queens | Queens | 15.3 | 11.4 | -25.7% |
| Port Richmond | Staten Island | 17.4 | 13.2 | -24.2% |
| South Beach - Tottenville (South Shore)** | Staten Island | 2.4 | 2.3 | -4.4% |
| Stapleton - St. George | Staten Island | 17.6 | 7.7 | -56.1% |
| Willowbrook (Mid-Island)** | Staten Island | 3.9 | 1.1 | -72.8% |
*Test types: venous, capillary, unspecified. |